Golf Fitness
Golfers are always eager to play the game and some feel that a warming up session before a golf play is a time waste. They can’t be more wrong. These impatient golfers are risking themselves to an injury and also sacrificing their bid to play better.

Avoiding warm up sessions affects your consistency level and also a power-packed play. A pre golf round warm up is mandatory, if you join professional golf classes. For getting the most of your muscular power, it is necessary to exercise them before a golfing session. All week end golfers must have a pre round warm up session. It may help you better your shots and erase your golf handicaps.
The main aim of a warm up round is to increase body temperature and supply blood flow to the muscles and also enhance the oxygen supply to your muscles. A warm up also prevents untoward injuries, once you’re through with your regular warm ups, you may feel relaxed and loose, and ready to swing the club anywhere you like.
You may also start your own warm up rituals. But the key to good warm up is to be thoroughly efficient about it. PGA professionals make it a habit to be present at the golfing course 2/3 hours before the play starts. They complete their entire warm up program so that they play their best shot ever.
Weekend golfers are short of time, they cannot dedicate 2 to 3 hours to warm up sessions. In fact they need more precise fitness warm up programs, from the body movements to the golfing swings. The weekend player must be capable of developing good warm up schedule.
Working on your right side muscles is very important for helping you in swinging the golf club and boosting all round performance. The large muscles of the lower body should be exercised for playing power shots.
Good fitness exercise programs for golfers include the following:
- The exercises must include the whole body movements
- A quick walk through the golf course is a great way to start the warm ups
- Exercises must loosen up muscular power and raise the bodily temperature
- The warm ups must focus on the hamstring are and lower body
- Extending the rams over the head while handling the club may help
- Rotating your shoulders, torso, arms and head to the right side is another good exercise for golfers
A pre-round warm up session is mandatory for all golfers. Using a known warm up routine or creating your own program, both may help you prepare for a good round of golf and prevent any awful muscular injury. It also improves your concentration power, consistency and lessens golf handicaps. So, if you are addicted to a game of golf, better start with the warming exercises that may help you succeed and become a professional golfer in no time.
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I agree that a warm up session is necessary! Not being warmed up can, not only, hurt your game but cause injury as you stated!
Comment by Sarah Parfitt — October 17, 2008 @ 2:43 am